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Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s September 19, 2025 Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment
Family Van Shows How Mobile Health Clinics Can Save Lives, Money September 16, 2025 But federal funding cuts put the brakes on project to improve national health care access
Could Lithium Explain — and Treat — Alzheimer’s Disease? August 6, 2025 Study: Lithium loss ignites Alzheimer’s, but lithium compound can reverse disease in mice
How Buying Primary Care on the Free Market Adds to Doctor Shortages June 24, 2025 Health care policy researcher discusses the pros and cons of concierge medicine
Why Federal Funding for Health Care Policy Research Matters June 5, 2025 Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care
What Happens When a Gene Quality-Control Mechanism Fails? May 5, 2025 Study solves riddle of how mutations in Integrator complex relate to neurodegeneration, cancer
Determined To Improve Quality of Life, Patient by Patient and Systemwide April 24, 2025 Graduating MD/PhD student Emily Rencsok journeys through bioengineering, epidemiology…
Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1 April 5, 2025 Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment
Probing the Mysteries of the Aging Brain March 20, 2025 Research led by new faculty member Michael Segel focuses on mammalian lifespans
Should AI Be Used in End-Of-Life Medical Decisions? February 13, 2025 HMS bioethicist discusses the roles of technology and humanity in making care choices
Why Finding a Primary Care Doctor Is So Hard January 31, 2025 Harvard Medical School physician-researcher diagnoses the problem and offers a plan for a cure